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I have a 13 year old Himalayan. His brother was with us since birth but we lost him about two years ago to cancer. Since then we have been a one cat household. The remaining cat had a period of being depressed and not eating after his brother died, but is doing very well now, although I think he could use a companion. He is still playful. I have recently been offered the opportunity to adopt an 8 month old Persian. I am very interested but very anxious. The Persian was purchased from a reputable breeder by someone who already had some hairless cats and those cats would not accept their new Persian sibling, so she was returned to the breeder. My question is this - how can I be sure this new kitty will not bring any health issues to my cat? The breeder wants to keep her for a week or so to observe her, even though she says she has no reason to believe there are problems. I am a very overprotective mom and it would kill me if my cat got sick because I brought a strange cat into our house. At the young age of 8 months, would it be unreasonable to have her checked over by the vet and possibly have blood work done before bringing her to my house? I believe my cat would be happier with another kitty, but I certainly don’t want to risk causing him harm.